Leo

Betekenis (Engels)

Name

1. A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes.
2. A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola.
3. The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).
4. A surname.
5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States.
6. A ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.

Noun

1. Someone with a Leo star sign
2. A Leonberger

Sinonieme

Lion

🦁

Leo the Lion

low Earth orbit

low orbit

León

Lev

fifth sign of the zodiac

zodiac

lion

🦁

Vertalings

Lion

♌

Λέων

Löwe

🦁

Leão

Leone

♌

Leo

♌

Lleó

Leo

♌

Leeuw

♌

Aslan

♌

Leo

Leo

Leo

Leo

♌

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈliːəʊ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin leō (“lion”), calque of Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), calque of Akkadian 𒉈𒍑 (nēšu)/Akkadian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (urgulû), from Sumerian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (UR.GU.LA, “lion; name of constellation”)
. Doublet of Leon, leu, lev, lion, and Lyon.

Sinne

He was sentenced to death for plotting to kill Pope Leo the Tenth .